Lexis Law Firm Functionality

A WordPress plugin that provides custom post types, taxonomies, shortcodes, and meta boxes for the Lexis Law Firm theme. This plugin separates functionality from design, following WordPress best practices.

Description

This plugin is designed to work with the Lexis Law Firm WordPress theme. It provides all the custom content types and functionality needed for a professional law firm website:

• Team Members: Create attorney profiles with detailed information
• Legal Services: List your legal services with pricing and duration
• Testimonials: Display client testimonials with ratings
• Practice Areas: Categorize team members by their specializations
• Service Categories: Organize services into categories

Features

Custom Post Types

Team Members

• Name, biography, and featured image
• Position/Title
• Email address
• Phone number
• LinkedIn profile URL
• Bar Number
• Practice Areas (taxonomy)

Legal Services

• Title, description, and featured image
• Duration (in minutes)
• Price
• Deposit amount
• Available attorneys (linked to Team Members)
• Service Categories (taxonomy)

Testimonials

• Client testimonial content
• Client name
• Client role/company
• Star rating (1-5)

Custom Taxonomies

Practice Areas

• Hierarchical taxonomy for Team Members
• Examples: Corporate Law, Family Law, Criminal Defense

Service Categories

• Hierarchical taxonomy for Services
• Examples: Consultation, Litigation, Documentation

Shortcodes

Team Grid

Display team members in a responsive grid:

[lexington_team_grid columns="3" limit="6"]

Parameters:

• columns: Number of columns (1-4), default 3
• limit: Maximum number to display, default -1 (all)

Services Grid

Display services in a responsive grid:

[lexington_services_grid columns="3" limit="6"]

Parameters:

• columns: Number of columns (1-4), default 3
• limit: Maximum number to display, default -1 (all)

Testimonials

Display client testimonials:

[lexington_testimonials limit="6"]

Parameters:

• limit: Maximum number to display, default 6

Stats Section

Display statistics section:

[lexington_stats cases="500+" attorneys="25" years="20+" clients="1000+"]

Parameters:

• cases: Number of cases won
• attorneys: Number of attorneys
• years: Years of experience
• clients: Number of happy clients

Booking Form

Display booking form (requires Legal Service Booking plugin):

[lexington_booking_form service_id="123" staff_id="456"]

Parameters:

• service_id: Pre-select a service (optional)
• staff_id: Pre-select a staff member (optional)

Recommended Legal Service Booking Plugin: This is a professional legal service booking system that provides comprehensive appointment management, staff scheduling, deposit payments, and client CRM functionality. It’s the perfect complement to your law firm website.

Installation

Requirements

• WordPress 6.0 or higher
• PHP 8.0 or higher
• Lexis Law Firm theme (recommended)

Installation Steps

1. Upload the lexis-law-firm-functionality folder to /wp-content/plugins/
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
3. The custom post types will be available in your admin menu

Theme Compatibility

This plugin is designed to work with the Lexis Law Firm theme but can be used with any WordPress theme. The shortcodes output Bootstrap 5 compatible HTML markup.

Usage

Adding Team Members

1. Go to Team > Add New
2. Enter the attorney’s name as the title
3. Add biography in the content editor
4. Set featured image (recommended: 400x400px)
5. Fill in Team Member Details metabox:
   • Position
   • Email
   • Phone
   • LinkedIn URL
   • Bar Number
6. Select Practice Areas
7. Publish

Adding Services

1. Go to Services > Add New
2. Enter service name as the title
3. Add service description in the content editor
4. Set featured image (recommended: 600x400px)
5. Fill in Service Details metabox:
   • Duration (minutes)
   • Price
   • Deposit
   • Available Attorneys
6. Select Service Category
7. Publish

Adding Testimonials

1. Go to Testimonials > Add New
2. Enter a reference title
3. Add testimonial content in the editor
4. Fill in Testimonial Details metabox:
   • Client Name
   • Client Role/Company
   • Rating (1-5 stars)
5. Publish

Using Shortcodes

Add shortcodes to any page or post:

[lexington_team_grid columns="4" limit="8"]

[lexington_services_grid columns=”3″]

[lexington_testimonials limit=”3″] [lexington_stats cases=”500+” attorneys=”25″ years=”20+” clients=”1000+”]

Developer Notes

Hooks

Actions

• llff_register_post_types – Register custom post types
• llff_register_taxonomies – Register custom taxonomies

Filters

• llff_team_args – Modify Team post type arguments
• llff_service_args – Modify Service post type arguments
• llff_testimonial_args – Modify Testimonial post type arguments

Template Integration

The plugin uses standard WordPress template hierarchy. Create these templates in your theme:

• archive-team.php – Team archive page
• single-team.php – Single team member page
• archive-service.php – Service archive page
• single-service.php – Single service page
• archive-testimonial.php – Testimonial archive page
• single-testimonial.php – Single testimonial page

Meta Fields

Team Member Meta Fields

• _team_position – Position/Title
• _team_email – Email address
• _team_phone – Phone number
• _team_linkedin – LinkedIn URL
• _team_bar_number – Bar Number

Service Meta Fields

• _service_duration – Duration in minutes
• _service_price – Price
• _service_deposit – Deposit amount
• _service_staff – Array of staff IDs

Testimonial Meta Fields

• _testimonial_client_name – Client name
• _testimonial_client_role – Client role/company
• _testimonial_rating – Star rating (1-5)

Recommended Plugins

Legal Service Booking

Highly recommended to use with the Legal Service Booking plugin, a professional legal service booking system:

• Service Appointment Management: Clients can book legal services online
• Staff Scheduling: Manage attorney working hours and availability
• Deposit Payments: Support for online deposit collection
• Client CRM: Complete customer relationship management
• Email Notifications: Automatic booking confirmations and reminders

This plugin seamlessly integrates with Lexis Law Firm Functionality, providing a complete online booking solution for your law firm website.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need the Lexis Law Firm theme?

No, but the plugin is optimized for it. The shortcodes output Bootstrap 5 compatible HTML that works with any Bootstrap-based theme.

Can I customize the output?

Yes, you can:

1. Override templates in your theme
2. Use the provided filters to modify arguments
3. Create custom CSS to style the output

Does this work with page builders?

Yes, the shortcodes work with Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, and other page builders that support shortcodes.

Changelog

1.0.0

• Initial release
• Team, Service, Testimonial custom post types
• Practice Areas, Service Categories taxonomies
• Meta boxes for all post types
• Shortcodes for displaying content
• Integration with Legal Service Booking plugin

License

GPL v2 or later

Credits

Developed by Zhangsir for the Lexis Law Firm WordPress theme.